iloted the memorial through the shoals in eking, and with great tact got it referred for final decision to the local authority in Tientsin. There the unique position which the Jate Consul, Mr. H. B. Bristow, held in the personal esteem of the hit officials, indefinitely contributed to the success of the scheme. Mr. Bristow able to allay all doubt and suspi as to ulterior motives in the new proposals, and to demonstrate that they would be advantageous to Chinese and foreigners alike. Chinese residents have never been allowed in the existing British Settlement, and the fact that the new departure countenances their presence, provided they conform to all' regulations, greatly oppressed the officials. After strong. ly insisting that under no conditions whatever were they to incur financial obligation,
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